Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Names

This is very worrying. I know that at least two other people in the UK share my name. Imagine how many Mohammed Khans, John Smiths, and Dave Joneses there are, just to give a few examples. If someone with the same name as you is convicted of child abuse and that name is published... well, what might happen to you?

'In a statement, Mr Reid said his "starting point" was "that information should no longer remain the exclusive preserve of officialdom".'Good, I look forward to a full enquiry into the July 7th bombings then.

On a lighter note:'Up to 1,000 Dutch fans watched their side play Ivory Coast in their underpants on Friday after they were denied entry to Stuttgart's stadium for wearing orange trousers with the name of a Dutch brewery which was not an official sponsor.' link